League of Women Voters of Greenwich to Present a Virtual Educational Program on Voting Rights 

State and Federal Voting Rights: What’s Next?

Voting rights issues are currently being debated at the national and state levels.

The LWV Greenwich will present an educational program that addresses the current state of voting rights and proposed changes to these rights.  This program is open to the public. Register online today!

The presentation will be divided into two parts. Part one will address national voting rights issues. The Brennan Center reports: “In 2020, many state courts issued important rulings to protect election administration and ensure access to a free and fair election. In 2021, more than one-third of state legislatures considered bills that would have limited the independence of state courts or made them more political. Of the 153 bills that were introduced, 19 became law across 14 states.”

Part two will focus on proposed changes to voting rights in the State of Connecticut.  This year, Connecticut voters will decide by referendum whether the state may implement early voting. In addition, the state legislature is expected to vote on whether to make permanent, “no-excuse absentee voting”.

Audience questions will be submitted and answered via Zoom, following the presentation.  The program will be held virtually and the public is invited to attend.

Guest speaker Andrew Garber is a fellow within the Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Program. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, he was a litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where his work focused on commercial litigation along with a wide range of pro bono matters. Garber is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as an articles editor to the Journal of Law and Social Problems. During law school, he also served as a clerk to Senator Chris Coons on the Senate Judiciary Committee, an intern to Judge Paul Gardephe in the Southern District of New York, and an intern in the Bill Drafting Unit of the New York City Council's Legislative Department. Garber holds a BA in political science from Villanova University.